Thread: Would this work for corpsing?

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Okay, I just found a latex skeleton on the Spirit Halloween website. Here's the link: http://www.spirithalloween.com/produ...atex-Skeleton/

What I want to know is if this would work for corpsing? I've only recently corpsed my first skeleton, which was a blucky and not a bucky. I'm already wanting to do another one. =P... I managed to make the blucky realistic enough for the purposes I'm using him for, but I want to use something even more realistic, which will be in full view of ToTs (unlike the other).

This one seems life-like enough for more. Definately more realistic than the blucky. My question is if anything will stick to this latex? I used white latex paint to corpse my last one, and it worked pretty well. But I wasn't sure if it would work for this. Any comments?

I think the rubber bones may not anywhere near rigid enough when applying sticky materials or stretching materials across the chest.

At $69.99 you are getting fairly close to an off season, on sale Bucky. The good Dr is correct. While latex does stick to latex, the hollow bones of that skeleton won't alllow you to stretch pantyhose over them without bending in half. The snot-rag method might work, but you'd end up with a totally unposable corpse.

Maybe if you paper mache it first? The glue, flour and starch might make it rigid enough. BUT, you may have to use spray adhesive to put a base paper layer on first so the mache sticks to it. Just guessing here.

have you considered the budget Bart? Its a little shorter than the latex skeleton but its also cheaper (58.95). The quality is pretty good though. Definitely better than the Blucky.

http://www.skeleton-factory.com/Budg...thout-stand-74

Walking corpse is probably right about corpsing that one..yes you could do latex and kleenex, but for just a little more $$ you could totally blow it away with somethng better.

I would take Cyberhaunts advice, go with that Bart skelly if you absolutely dont want to pay the extra for the Bucky. When its all done, you will be glad you did!!!

Thanks for the advice guys. The budget bart is way to small for what I plan on using him for. I guess in the long run I'd be better off shelling out a few more $$ for a full 5' 6" bucky if I still decide to go ahead with the project.

As for the blucky I corpsed, I ended up hacking him apart. I didn't like the size or look of him, so I ended up using some PVC to lengthen his bones. I also cut between his ribs and used sculpting clay to round them out. I plan on replacing the blucky skull with a bucky. We'll see how well my re-corpsing goes. What I decide will depend a lot on whether I'd rather spend some cash or go through all the extra work to make it look decent.

Thanks again for the input! It was a big help!

P.S. I'll post again when I get Ducky (my corpse) re-made.

Before I let this thread drift off into the oblivion, I was wondering what kind of skulls everyone uses for their singing skull setups... Not sure what the difference is between a lot of them. Also, if anyone knows where to get the best price, it would be helpful.

You would probably want to use a Bucky skull because the jaw is able to open and close and you can put components inside the skull.